GRANITEVILLE - The mystery of the nameless body of water between Lander Avenue and Lamberts Lane may be coming to a close.

According to deeds obtained by the Richmond County Clerk’s Office, a portion of the pond in Graniteville is indeed owned by the Pondside Greens Homeowners Association that includes about 20 homes with back yards facing the wooded area with a pond in the middle of it.

One portion of the deed, relative to the southern half of the pond, shows a deal between Fred P. Goldhirsch and Pondside Greens, Inc. that was signed on March 22, 1994.

The northern half of the pond is owned by Farr Properties LLC, and was acquired, according to its deed, from the Berman and Kirshner families in 2003.

Residents near the pond claimed that the water the property sat on wasn’t part of theirs, but the deed labeling the southern property says that the Homeowners Association is in charge of the land.

As reported two weeks ago by the Advance, the pond between Lander and Lamberts has troubled nearby residents for more than a decade.

“If we could have someone come here to even skim it during the summer time, that would be great,” said a Hirsch Lane homeowner who chose to remain anonymous. “By 6:30 p.m. in the summer, you have to run in the house [from the yard].”

The homeowner described the mosquitoes as gigantic and said that in the summer, a person could see a “green goo” forming on the top of the pond. The homeowner claimed that’s mosquito larvae.

Ducks and geese previously roamed the area, but are long gone. Snapper turtles are occasionally spotted, but it’s mostly bugs that call the little-known pond home.

“It needs to be cleaned. There’s all garbage in there,” said Vito Oliva, a Lander resident since 1997. He recalls goldfish once lived there.

Two weeks ago, another Graniteville homeowner who also chose to remain anonymous, said cars and other debris litter the property behind the Lander and Hirsch homes.

The body of water has been labeled a “horror” by numerous residents who claim it’s the only area where mosquitoes are still present, even long after summer.